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Malik Reaves
Personal information
Born: (1995-12-15) December 15, 1995 (age 29)
Panama City, Florida
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Duncan U. Fletcher
(Neptune Beach, Florida)
College:Villanova
Position:Cornerback
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Malik Reaves (born December 15, 1995) is a professional gridiron football defensive back who is a free agent. He played college football for Villanova, where he earned all-CAA honors following his senior season.[1][2]

High school career

Reaves was a four-year letter winner in football and track at Duncan U. Fletcher High School where he was an all-state honoree, first-team All-Gateway Conference, and The Florida Times-Union All-First Coach Honorable Mention.[3]

College career

Reaves was fourth on the Wildcats defense in tackles in 2017 with 58 (35 solo).[4] He finished his career with 178 tackles in 43 games for Villanova, along with 4 interceptions, 13 pass defenses, and 2 forced fumbles.[5] Reaves earned second-team all-CAA honors twice, following his Sophomore (2015)[6] and Senior (2017)[7] seasons.

Professional career

Reaves was ranked among the top twenty-five at his position in the 2018 NFL Draft.[8]

Kansas City Chiefs

Reaves signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2018.[9] He was waived on June 14, 2018.[10]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On July 26, 2018, Reaves signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[11] He was waived on September 1, 2019.[12]

Canadian Football League

Reaves signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on February 15, 2019.[13] He was released before the start of the season on April 24, 2019.[13] He signed with the Toronto Argonauts after the season on December 16, 2019,[13] but was released on December 28, 2020.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Four Wildcats Earn CAA Football All-Conference Honors". Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Argos add two Canadians and five Americans". Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "VILLANOVA.COM Malik Reaves Bio :: Villanova University Official Athletic Site Villanova University Official Athletic Site :: Football". Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "2018 Villanova Football Statistics" (PDF). CBSSports.com.
  5. ^ Sports, HERO. "Malik Reaves: Stats & Rankings, Villanova DB | 2014 – 2017 | HERO Sports". herosports.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "2015 CAA Football All-Conference Honors" (PDF). CAA Sports.
  7. ^ "Four Wildcats earn All-CAA honors". VU Hoops. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "2018 NFL draft: Cornerback rankings". The Draft Wire. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  9. ^ Williams, Charean (May 8, 2018). "Chiefs sign five undrafted free agents". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  10. ^ "Chiefs sign their final draft pick and a handful of free agents". USAToday.com. June 14, 2018.
  11. ^ "Steelers sign Reaves; release Harris". Steelers.com. July 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "Steelers reduce roster to 53". Steelers.com. September 1, 2018.
  13. ^ a b c "2019 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. ^ "Bladek extension among 11 Argos transactions". CFL.ca. December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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